Shira Schoenberg | sschoenberg@repub.com

About Me:

I cover the State House and electoral politics for The Republican/ MassLive.com. Previously, I covered the presidential primary for the Boston Globe. Before that, I covered New Hampshire politics for the Concord Monitor. I have a master's degree in journalism from Columbia University. Email me at sschoenbergnh@gmail.com.

The New York and New Jersey Departments of Transportation, the Vermont and Maine National Guards and the Pennsylvania Emergency Operations Center Support Team were all cleared to leave on Monday. Full story »

Four regional meetings, along with a live webinar, are meant to educate state, local, regional, and county public officials about their responsibilities under the state's open meeting law. Full story »

The committee has invited Secretary of Administration and Finance Kristen Lepore, Secretary of Transportation Stephanie Pollack, MBTA General Manager Beverly Scott and the MBTA Board of Directors to testify about the state of the MBTA. Full story »

The state money will be matched with money from cities and towns and used to build the so-called "final mile," a fiber optic network that would connect all of a town's homes and businesses to high speed internet. Full story »

State officials are warning about the danger of roof collapses, as weather forecasters predict a mix of sleet and rain for this weekend that could dramatically increase the weight of existing piles of snow. Full story »

The Legislature scrapped language giving Gov. Charlie Baker authority to raise eligibility standards for state Medicaid programs. Secretary of Health and Human Services Marylou Sudders told advocates Friday she would not revive the proposal in 2016. Full story »

For hourly workers or those who work on commission, the recent snowstorms have meant lost wages and more time fighting to get to work on a failing public transportation system. Even for professionals, the constant storms have been, at best, an annoyance. Full story »

The storm that hit on Valentine's Day was only the latest in a series of storms that have made it hard for employees to get to work; for customers to venture out; and for deliverymen to park. Full story »

Marylou Sudders said in the long term, she hopes to move Massachusetts Medicaid plans away from a fee-for-service model and toward a model where insurers are paid to keep a population of people healthy. Full story »